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Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart | July 21, 2021

Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

As part of a larger redesign, the payment app Venmo has discontinued its public “global” feed. If Venmo and parent company PayPal are taking privacy seriously, the app should make privacy the default, not just an option still buried in the settings.

Deeplinks Blog by Hannah Diaz | July 21, 2021

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

EFF hosts the Cyberlaw Trivia Night to gather those in the legal community who help protect online freedom for their users. EFF's staff joined forces to craft the questions, pulling details from the rich canon of privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law.

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Kurt Opsahl | July 20, 2021

India’s Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption

The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression and Internet users’ privacy. They include dangerous requirements for platforms to identify the origins of messages and pre-screen content, which fundamentally breaks strong encryption for messaging tools.

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | July 20, 2021

Victory! Californians Can Now Choose Their Broadband Destiny

Today, Governor Newsom signed into law one of the largest state investments in public fiber in the history of the United States. No longer will the state of California simply defer to the whims of AT&T and cable for broadband access. Now, every community is being given their shot.

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn | July 20, 2021

Pegasus Project Shows the Need for Real Device Security, Accountability, and Redress for Those Facing State-Sponsored Malware

EFF has warned for years of the danger of the misuse of powerful state-sponsored malware. Until governments around the world get out of the way and actually support security for all of us, including accountability and redress for victims, these outrages will continue.

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | July 20, 2021

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

Through Wednesday July 21, anyone can join EFF or renew their membership for as little as $20 and get a pack of issue-focused Digital Freedom Analog Postcards. We made this special-edition snail mail set to further connect you with friends or family, and to help boost the signal for a...

Deeplinks Blog by Mukund Rathi, Kurt Opsahl | July 19, 2021

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Recent Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren Does Not Criminalize Web Scraping

EFF and the Internet Archive argued to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Van Buren v. United States shows that the federal computer crime law does not criminalize the common and useful practice of scraping publicly available information on the internet.

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | July 16, 2021

Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship

Claiming that “right-wing voices are being censored,” Republican-led legislatures in Florida and Texas have introduced legislation to “end Big Tech censorship.” They’re right. Conservatives are being censored. But it’s not just conservatives who have their political speech blocked by social media giants.

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | July 16, 2021

What Cops Understand About Copyright Filters: They Prevent Legal Speech

It's a shocking attempt to thwart activists’ First Amendment right to record the police—and a practical demonstration that cops understand what too many policymakers do not: copyright can offer an easy way to shut down lawful expression.

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | July 16, 2021

Don’t Let Police Arm Autonomous or Remote-Controlled Robots and Drones

Whether controlled by an artificial intelligence or a remote human operator, armed police robots and drones pose an unacceptable threat to civilians. The ongoing revolution in the field of robotics requires us to act now to prevent a new era of police violence.

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | July 15, 2021

The Tower of Babel: How Public Interest Internet is Trying to Save Messaging and Banish Big Social Media

This blog post is part of a series, looking at the public interest internet—the parts of the internet that don’t garner the headlines of Facebook or Google, but quietly provide public goods and useful services without requiring the scale or the business practices of the tech giants. Read our ...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | July 15, 2021

Article 17 Copyright Directive: The Court of Justice’s Advocate General Rejects Fundamental Rights Challenge But Defends Users Against Overblocking

The Advocate General (AG) of the EU Court of Justice today missed an opportunity to fully protect internet users from censorship by automated filtering, finding that the disastrous Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive doesn’t run afoul of Europeans’ free expression rights. The good news is that the...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | July 14, 2021

UK's Draft Online Safety Bill Raises Serious Concerns Around Freedom of Expression

On May 12, the UK government published a draft of its Online Safety Bill, which attempts to tackle illegal and otherwise harmful content online by placing a duty of care on online platforms to protect their users from such content. The move came as no surprise: over the past...

Event | July 17, 2021

CyPurr Session: Mid-Year Clear!

You made it till July...Congrats! This month, Cypurr will be talking ways to de-clutter your device, and raise awareness around sites and apps that track you in the background!

Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz | July 13, 2021

Clearview’s Face Surveillance Still Has No First Amendment Defense

Clearview AI extracts faceprints from billions of people, without their consent, and uses these faceprints to help police identify suspects. This does grave harm to privacy, free speech, information security, and racial justice. It also violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which prohibits a company from...

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Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

India’s Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption

Victory! Californians Can Now Choose Their Broadband Destiny

Pegasus Project Shows the Need for Real Device Security, Accountability, and Redress for Those Facing State-Sponsored Malware

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Recent Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren Does Not Criminalize Web Scraping

Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship

What Cops Understand About Copyright Filters: They Prevent Legal Speech

Don’t Let Police Arm Autonomous or Remote-Controlled Robots and Drones

The Tower of Babel: How Public Interest Internet is Trying to Save Messaging and Banish Big Social Media

Article 17 Copyright Directive: The Court of Justice’s Advocate General Rejects Fundamental Rights Challenge But Defends Users Against Overblocking

UK's Draft Online Safety Bill Raises Serious Concerns Around Freedom of Expression

CyPurr Session: Mid-Year Clear!

Clearview’s Face Surveillance Still Has No First Amendment Defense

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